Principal Project Engineer - Packaging

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Job Summary:

Mars is a leading company in the food industry, and they are seeking a Principal Project Engineer - Packaging to join their Packaging Engineering Leadership Team. This role involves driving team effectiveness, mentoring associates, and managing complex packaging engineering projects to enhance operational efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Create / support a culture of high engagement, business focus and excellence in execution

• Develop team members' technical, business and executional capabilities through influencing, coaching, & mentoring to gain a sustained technical competence advantage

• Establish standards that drive business efficiency as regional functional technical lead and as a key member of global technology teams

• Drive business initiatives to give Mars Wrigley a competitive advantage through broad engineering and stakeholder community engagements and influence

• Communicate and collaborate with a broad customer / partner / stakeholder network to ensure all project objectives are clearly defined, business focused and achieved with the lowest cost and fastest execution

• Manage higher value / higher complexity projects or programs typically requiring leading multiple site & cross-functional teams to ensure delivery across all phases of all projects

• Stay current with all applicable technology developments. Drive and support the development of technology platforms, systems, engineering processes and innovation providing a sustained technical advantage.

• Proactively develop practices and methodologies that increase the effectiveness and reduce the costs of engineering

• Drive adherence to Safety, Security and Environmental policies and standards

• Drive adherence to Global Quality & Food Safety policies and standards

• Drive adherence to Global Sustainability in a Generation (SIG) policies and standards

Qualifications:

Required:

• BS degree in Engineering; an advanced degree in Engineering

• 10 years of experience in a comparable technical position

• Proven track record in successfully developing and executing capital projects of greater than $10M value

• Proven track record in people leadership, mentoring and developing others

• Proven ability to lead and influence cross functional business teams

• Demonstrated ability to safely manage consultant engineering firms as well as mechanical and electrical installation contractors in a factory environment

• Proven deep understanding of engineering principles - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical/Controls, Construction, Utilities

• Prior knowledge and experience in food safety and clean design

• Strong communication, listening, and influencing skills

• 20%-50% travel requirement

Preferred:

• MBA

• Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical industry experience

• Prior experience in line management

Company:

Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products. Founded in 1911, the company is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a team of 10001 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Mars has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.